1500 русских и 1500 английских идиом, фразеологизмов и устойчивых словосочетаний

на коленях

on bended knees

He was willing to go to her on bended knees to ask forgiveness.

на месте (кого-л.)

in someone’s shoes

If I were in your shoes I wouldn’t trust him.

на ногах

on one’s feet

The doctor has been on his feet all day long in the operating room.

на ножах (с кем-л.)

at daggers drawn (with someone ); at loggerheads (with someone )

They’ve been at daggers drawn with their neighbours for years.

The government and the trade unions were often at loggerheads.

на носу

(a)round the corner; close/near at hand

Winter is just around the corner. Are you prepared?

The exams are close at hand.

на первый взгляд

at first sight; on the face of it

At first sight, the problem appeared quite simple, but it actually turned out to be very difficult.

On the face of it, her husband is clearly in the wrong, but do we know the whole story?

на плохом счету (у кого-л.)

in someone’s bad/black books

I don’t know what I’ve done to get into his bad books.

на своих двоих

on shanks’s pony

My car didn’t start and I had to go the whole way on shanks’s pony.

на свой страх и риск

at one’s own risk

But remember that the sea is dangerous. You swim at your own risk.

на седьмом небе

in seventh heaven; on cloud nine

The girl was in seventh heaven with her new toy.

Peter has been on cloud nine since his engagement to Mary.

на уме (у кого-л. что-л.)

to have something on one’s mind

I could see he had something on his mind.

на хорошем счету (у кого-л.)

in someone’s good books

Paul has been in the manager’s good books since he increased last year’s sales.

на худой конец

if the worst comes to the worst; as a last resort

If the worst comes to the worst, we could always sell the car.

If we can’t get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, borrow from your rich uncle.

на черный день

for a rainy day

I put aside a little money each month for a rainy day.

набивать карман

to line one’s pockets

The agent has been lining his pockets with the profits for the last three years.

набивать руку (в чем-л.)

to get the hang of something ; to get one’s hand in (at something )

The task seemed difficult at first, but after a few weeks I got the hang of it.

It won’t take you long to get your hand in at the game.

навострить уши

to prick up one’s ears

He pricked up his ears when they mentioned his name.

навязнуть в зубах

to be sick and tired of someone/something ; to be sick to death of someone/something

I’m sick and tired of hearing about your new car.

I’m sick to death of her complaints.

нагонять тоску (на кого-л.)

to give someone the hump

He really gives me the hump with his boring stories.

надевать маску

to play a part

Don’t let him fool you – he’s just playing a part.

надрывать душу (кому-л.)

to break someone’s heart

The boy really broke his mother’s heart when he run away from home.

надрывать животики

to be in stitches; to split one’s sides (laughing)

It was quite funny and the audience was in stitches.

My friends nearly split their sides when I showed them my new hat.

нажимать на все педали

to pull out all the stops

We’ll have to pull out all the stops if we want to get to the station in time.

называть вещи своими именами

to call a spade a spade

Let’s call a spade a spade. The boy is a liar.